International Relations

Paper Code: 
POL 223
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are to:

1. Identify major concepts and principles of International system.

2. Acquaint the students with the ability to analyse them with a theoretical framework of international relations.

3. Provide a framework to understand the features of International relations and their practical application

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Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

POL 223

International Relations

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO34:    Understand key principles of particular arguments in application to specific dimensions of international relations

CO35:Understanding the core controversies, including the logic behind global challenges

 

CO36: Identify actors and processes in international politics, providing examples and framing opinion based on theories of international relations

 

CO37: Analysing and applying conceptual tools to global predicaments, realizing how policies must shift over time.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit -1

Post War International System , Impact of World War II and Emergence of bipolar world. International power Structure- Bipolarity and Multipolarity.

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit-II

Cold War and Evolution of Post Cold War World. Causes , History, Emergence and Decline of Cold War and NAM – Genesis, Objectives and relevance.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit-III

Emergence of Third World, Concept, Features, Decolonization, Relations between Developing and Developed World, NIEO, WTO and GATT

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit-IV

Regional Arrangements- EU, OPEC, APEC,SAARC,ASEAN

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit-V

Major Issues- Crisis in West Asia- Oil Politics, Arab Israel conflict, Iran-Iraq, Gulf War, War on Terror

Essential Readings: 
  • Ghai,U R, Ghai,K K,(2017),International Politics: Theory and Practice, Jalandhar, New Academic Publishing Company
  • Goldstein,J .S., ,and Pevehouse, J.C.,(2014), International Relations(X Edn) New Delhi,Pearson.
  • Arora, P, (2012), International Politics, New Delhi, Cosmos Bookhive Pvt. Ltd
  • Chander,P.,(2010), International Relations,New Delhi, Cosmos Bookhive Pvt. Ltd.

 

References: 

Reference Books:

 

  • Palmer and Perkins,(2019),International Relations,New Delhi, AITBS Publishers and Distributors
  • Basu,R.,(2019), United Nations Organization,New Delhi, Sterling Publishers
  • Axford,B, Browning, G,Muggins ,R,& R Ben, (2018), Politics: An Introduction, New York,Routledge
  • Basu,R.,(2017),International Politcs; concept, theories and issues, New Delhi,Sage
  • Griffiths,M,(2013),Key Concepts in International Relations, London,Routledge
  • Nye ,J.S.Jr., (2009),Understanding International Conflicts- An Introduction to theoryand History (VII edn),New York,Pearson Longman
  • Huntington,S.P.,(1996), The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order,New York,Simon and Schuster
  • Deutsch, K. W.,(1989), The Analysis of International Relations, New Delhi, Prentice Hall
  • Morganthau, H. J. (1981), Politics among Nations, Calcutta,Calcutta References Scientific Book Agency

 

E-Resources:

 

 

 

Journals

  • International Studies Review
  • Review of International Studies
  • International Affairs
  • International Relations
  • International Studies Quarterly
  • International Theory
  • Security Studies
  • Global Environmental Politics
  • Quarterly Journal of Political Science
  • Terrorism and Political Violence

 

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Academic Year: 
2022-23
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